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Significado · adjective
old
- old, outworn
- old-fashioned, out-of-date
- mature, ripe
En una frase
Questo telefono è vecchio ma funziona ancora bene.
This phone is old, but it still works well.
Perché usi ancora quel vecchio computer?
Why do you still use that old computer?
Abbiamo mangiato pane vecchio con la zuppa.
We ate stale bread with the soup.
Formas de la palabra (4)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|
| vecchio | masculine · singular |
| vecchia | feminine · singular |
| vecchi | masculine · plural |
| vecchie | feminine · plural |
Notas de uso
- Use 'vecchio' for age, not duration. For 'I’ve known him for a long time,' say 'lo conosco da molto tempo,' not 'è vecchio.'
- Avoid 'vecchio' for people unless context is clear—it can sound rude. 'Anziano' is safer for 'elderly.'
- Agrees in gender/number: 'vecchio,' 'vecchia,' 'vecchi,' 'vecchie.'
Significado · noun
old man
En una frase
Quel vecchio aspetta l'autobus ogni mattina qui.
That old man waits for the bus here every morning.
Hai visto il vecchio al bar ieri?
Did you see the old man at the bar yesterday?
Il vecchio non vuole uscire stasera con noi.
The old man doesn't want to go out with us tonight.
Formas de la palabra (2)
| Palabra | Formas de la palabra |
|---|
| vecchio | masculine · singular |
| vecchi | masculine · plural |
Notas de uso
- As a noun, vecchio usually means an old man; for a neutral term, use anziano.
- Before a noun, vecchio often means former or longtime, not old: il mio vecchio professore can mean my former professor.
- Used alone for a person, vecchio can sound blunt or rude; vecchietto is softer, though sometimes patronizing.
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